Summer Seminar

Eric P. Newman Graduate Seminar in Numismatics

For over half a century the American Numismatic Society, a museum of coins, money and economic history, has offered select graduate students and junior faculty the opportunity to work hands-on with one of the world‘s preeminent numismatic collections. With over three-quarters of a million objects, the museum's collection is particularly strong in Greek, Roman, Islamic, and Far Eastern coinages, as well as medallic art. The rigorous eight-week course taught by the museum staff, guest lecturers and a visiting scholar introduces students to the methods, theories and history of the discipline. The seminar is meant primarily for those with limited or no numismatic background in order to familiarize students of (art) history, textual studies, and archaeology with a body of evidence that is often overlooked and poorly understood. Our website also features a brief overview of the Summer Seminar's history with year-by-year lists of students and lecturers.

Support the Summer Seminar

To donate or discuss the possibility of an endowment, please contact the Membership Office (212) 571-4470 ext. 117, membership@numismatics.org or donate via PayPal or credit card using the button below.

To Apply

The 2018 Graduate Summer Seminar will take place from June 4 to July 27, 2018.

Application Instructions for the Applicant:

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3. Save as type: should be Adobe PDF Files (*.pdf)
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5. Attach the completed application to an email with the subject application
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You will need to use the Adobe Reader application to download and fill out the form below. If you are unable to type, paste or save information in the response field, you may need to upgrade to a current version of the free Adobe reader application.

Do not use the Send Files or Store Files Tools in Adobe Reader to submit this application.

After you have completed the application choose File then Save As
1. In the Save As dialog box choose a location on your computer where you will be able to retrieve the form at a later time.
2. File name: should be applicant's lastname.pdf
3. Save as type: should be Adobe PDF Files (*.pdf)
4. Then click the Save button.
5. Attach the completed application to an email with the subject evaluation applicant's LastName and addressed to seminar@numismatics.org